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John 8th Lord of Merchiston Castle Midlothian Scotland Napier 1550 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Merchiston Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 April 1617

Death Location: Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Archibald Merchiston

Mother: Johanna Bothwell

Spouse(s): Agnes Chisholm, Elisabeth Stirling

Children(s): Robert Kilraach, Archibald Merchiston

The story of John 8th Lord of Merchiston Castle Midlothian Scotland Napier began in 1550 in Merchiston Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. John 8th Lord of Merchiston Castle Midlothian Scotland Napier married Agnes Lady of Cromlix Perthshire Scotland Chisholm, Elisabeth Stirling, and had children including Robert Mungo 1st Laird Culcreuch Napier of Boquhopple and Drumhony, of Kilraach, Archibald Lord Napier van Merchiston. John 8th Lord of Merchiston Castle Midlothian Scotland Napier passed away in 1617 in Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John 8th Lord of Merchiston Castle Midlothian Scotland Napier began in 1550 in Merchiston Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • John 8th Lord of Merchiston Castle Midlothian Scotland Napier married Agnes Lady of Cromlix Perthshire Scotland Chisholm, Elisabeth Stirling, and had children including Robert Mungo 1st Laird Culcreuch Napier of Boquhopple and Drumhony, of Kilraach, Archibald Lord Napier van Merchiston.
  • John 8th Lord of Merchiston Castle Midlothian Scotland Napier passed away in 1617 in Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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John Napier's Ancestors

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John Napier
1550 – 1617
Birth Place: Merchiston Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Archibald Napier Laird van Merchiston
1535 – 1608
Johanna Bothwell
1540 – 1585
Grandparents
(Knight) (Sir Francis Lord of Session) Bothwell
1504 – 1585
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Oliver St.Clair
1456 – 1523
Elizabeth Borthwick
1455 – 1523
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Napier's Descendants

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John (8th Lord of Merchiston Castle Midlothian Scotland) Napier (1550 – 4 April 1617) m. Agnes (Lady of Cromlix Perthshire Scotland) Chisholm (1560 – 1582) m. Elisabeth Stirling (1565 – )
  1. 1. Robert (Mungo 1st Laird Culcreuch Napier of Boquhopple and Drumhony, of) Kilraach (1579 – 1633 or 27 Sep 1652) m. Frances (Anna Lady of Edinburgh Merchiston Scotland) Drummond (1589 – 25 September 1648) m. Anna Drummond ( – 1648)
    1. 1. Archibald Napier (1606 – 1607)
    2. 2. William Napier (1608 – )
    3. 3. PatrickPatricke ((Sr) (BarberOf: King. Charles 1st) (Gent. Doctor: Surgeon @@ London) Napier.Napper.1608 (Tips 9th GGF)) (Scotland) (1610 – 24 Nov 1659/60) m. Francis (Joan Wallis.Wallas.1608) c (Aug 1608 – 1650)
      1. 1. Patrick Napier (1634 – 26 February 1668) m. Elizabeth Booth (15 November 1641 – 5 April 1717)
        1. 1. Captain (Robert) Napier (2 May 1660 – 3 September 1731) m. Mary (Anne Royall Perrin) Napier (1665 – 3 Apr 1718)
        2. 2. Frances Napier (about 1665 – )
        3. 3. Edward Walton (14 August 1668 – 27 April 1720)
    4. 4. Alexander Napier (1648 – 1702)
    5. 5. Anna (Napper) Napier (28 February 1656 – 1659)
  2. 2. Archibald (Lord Napier van) Merchiston (1590 – 1645)

John Napier's Timeline

3 Records

1550
1550
Birth of John 8th Lord of Merchiston Castle Midlothian Scotland Napier in Merchiston Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Merchiston Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1579
1579
Age 29
John 8th Lord of Merchiston Castle Midlothian Scotland Napier was married
None
1617
4 April 1617
Age 67
Death of John 8th Lord of Merchiston Castle Midlothian Scotland Napier in Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Merchiston Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1579
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1617
    Event Place: Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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